Fellow Lit Life contributor Nojan Aminosharei and I have little in common when it comes to the novels on our bookshelves. (He leans towards Margaret Atwood's more depressing brand of Canadiana, and my all-American heart belongs to Mark Twain and Fitzgerald's humorist flair). But when it comes to what's holding up our tomes, there's one thing keeping us together: These glossy, red Chinese-inspired bookends from CB2. (We both own a pair.) Not only are lions ancient symbols of protection, they're a nice flash of color on the shelf—even among Nojan's dreary collection of cutting northern poetry.